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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/06/2007 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 113, 2007, AUTHORI ITEM NUMBER: 9 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: November6, 2007 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Patrick Rowe SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 113,2007,Authorizing the Lease of City-Owned Property at 211 South Bryan Avenue for Up to Ten Years. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Fort Collins Baseball Club leases a 1,495 square-foot City facility located near the baseball diamonds at City Park. The term of the current lease is expired and the Baseball Club wishes to renew its lease arrangement with the City for up to ten years. This Ordinance,unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 16, 2007, approves the lease. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary- October 16, 2007. ATTACHMENT 1 ITEM NUMBER: 12 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: October 16, 2007 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Patrick Rowe SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 113, 2007, Authorizing the Lease of City-Owned Property at 211 South Bryan Avenue for Up to Ten Years. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT Ongoing building maintenancCep;rpo iPi'dythe Tenant. The Tenant will pay the City$5 per year for leasin EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Fort Collins Baseball Club(formerly the Fort Collins Youth Baseball Association),a local non- profit that provides recreational and competitive baseball programming to more than 3300 players ranging in age from 5 to 18 years old,resides and operates out of an approximately 1,495 square-foot City facility located near the baseball diamonds at City Park. The City has leased this facility to the baseball club at no cost since 1983 in recognition of the community benefits derived from the organization's recreational programming. The term of the current lease is expired and the Baseball Club wishes to renew its lease arrangement with the City for up to ten years. Staff believes that it is in the I Cintere 0ofthPi ty new this no-cost lease. ORDINANCE NO. 113, 2007 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 211 SOUTH BRYAN AVENUE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is the owner of the property located west of the intersection of West Oak Street and South Bryan Avenue, commonly known as the City Park Ballfields (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, located on the Property is a building, approximately 1,495 square feet in size, identified as 211 South Bryan (the"Premises"); and WHEREAS, since 1983, the City has been leasing the Premises to the Fort Collins Baseball Club (formerly the Youth Baseball Association), a local non-profit corporation (the "Baseball Club"); and WHEREAS,the Baseball Club's most recent lease has expired,and the Baseball Club desires to continue leasing the Premises for up to ten years, and WHEREAS, rent for the Premises would be $5 per year, in recognition of the community benefits derived from the Baseball Club's recreational and competitive baseball programming; and WHEREAS, the Baseball Club would pay for all utilities and ongoing building maintenance for the Premises; and WHEREAS,City staff believes it is in the best interests of the community to continue leasing the Premises to the Baseball Club; and WHEREAS, under Section 23-11 1(a)of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, the Council is authorized to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any and all interests in real property owned in the name of the City, provided that Council first finds that such disposition is in the best interests of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the Council hereby finds that leasing the Premises located at 211 South Bryan Avenue under the terms listed above is in the best interests of the City. Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a lease agreement for the Premises on the terms and conditions consistent with this Ordinance, together with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City, including any necessary changes to the legal description of the Premises,as long as such changes do not materially increase the size or change the character of the leased Premises. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of October, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of November, A.D. 200T J Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of November, A.D. 2007. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk